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Kristine Thody
Manager, Alumni Careers
Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre
Sauder School of Business, UBC
Resume Lacks Focus
Profile Example:
Seasoned strategic, tactical and operational professional with extensive expertise leading the full scope of Finance, Information Systems, and Human Resources. Impeccable business acumen with outstanding financial qualifications and verifiable experience overseeing multi-million dollar budgets. Talent for leading mergers, restructuring organizations and managing change to deliver enterprise excellence.
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Resume Lacks Keywords
Task Driven Instead of Accomplishment Driven
How did you do the job better than anyone else?
What did you do to make it your own?
What special things did you do to impress your boss so that you might be promoted?
What were the problems or challenges that you or the organization faced?
What did you do to overcome the problems?
What were the results of your efforts?
How did the company benefit from your performance?
How did you leave your employers better off than before you worked for them?
Things to think about:
Make money or increase revenue
Save money
Save time; decrease or reduce
Make work easier and more efficient; improve or streamline (operational) processes
Solve a specific problem
Be more competitive
Build relationships
Expand the business
Attract new customers
How have you helped your employers to:
Task Driven Instead of Accomplishment Driven
Improved sales performance by 25% through teaching and mentoring a team of 20 sales professionals
Spearheaded the development of innovative technical software applications that facilitated the more efficient and effective delivery of services, resulting in a projected headcount reduction of 15%.
Secured two key accounts worth 1.2 million each in increased business revenue by following up with new business contacts, promoting reciprocal business relationships and fostering strategic alliances
ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS:
Errors: Must have Resume Proofread
Relying on Only Online Applications: Network &
Use Connections
References Upon Request
Overuse of bullets
Listing Items on your resume that are not in a relevant order
Employer name and position first; then dates
Education section: position at top or bottom Name of degree, school & city, graduation date
Experience: Reverse chronological order
Experience: Accomplishment statements within each position
Bonus: Things to Avoid
Questions?
Q&A
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